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Medierne omtales ofte som den fjerde statsmagt: en kulegravende, demo­kratisk institution, der holder politikere og magthavere under opsyn. Men relationen mellem politik, medier og samfund er i praksis mere kompleks. Medierne ansporer magthaverne til at holde sig på måtten; men politikere, interesseorganisationer og andre magtfulde institutioner søger samtidig i høj grad at styre mediedagsordenen. Desuden er medie­dækningen præget af, hvad der falder i offentlighedens smag. Endelig er spørgsmålet, hvad vi overhovedet forstår ved en medieoffentlighed i en virkelighed præget af sociale medier, hvor privatpersoner i vidt omfang genererer medieindholdet og kommunikerer om politik og samfundsfor­hold på nye måder. Medier politik og samfund giver en indføring i mediernes samfundsmæs­sige betydning igennem i en række nedslag: Det danske mediesystem Medialiseringen af politik og samfund Demokrati og offentlighed Partierne og medierne Nyhedsdækning og politik Valgkampe og medier Framing og politisk holdningsdannelse Politisk deltagelse og viden Interesseorganisationer og medier Politisk aktivisme Politiske skandaler Nye medier og offentlighed Redigeret af Thomas Olesen, lektor i statskundskab på Aarhus Universitet.

In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politicians, the stage was set for a backlash against Muslims in Denmark. But no such backlash occurred. Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy shows how the majority of ordinary Danish citizens provided a solid wall of support for the rights of their country's growing Muslim minority, drawing a sharp distinction between Muslim immigrants and Islamic fundamentalists and supporting the civil rights of Muslim immigrants as fully as those of fellow Danes--for example, Christian fundamentalists. Building on randomized experiments conducted as part of large, nationally representative opinion surveys, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy also demonstrates how the moral covenant underpinning the welfare state simultaneously promotes equal treatment for some Muslim immigrants and opens the door to discrimination against others. Revealing the strength of Denmark's commitment to democratic values, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy underlines the challenges of inclusion but offers hope to those seeking to reconcile the secular values of liberal democracy and the religious faith of Muslim immigrants in Europe.

En lærebog om samfundsvidenskabelige metoder i journalistik og politisk kommunikation Denne lærebog er skrevet til alle, der beskæftiger sig med journalistik, medier og kommunikation, særligt politisk kommunikation. Den henvender sig især til studerende, men også alle andre, der ønsker at lave deres egne undersøgelser eller skærpe deres kritiske sans, når de bliver præsenteret for en undersøgelse eller en ny meningsmåling. Forskningsmetoder i journalistik og politisk kommunikation præsenterer forskningsprocessen fra planlægning til dataindsamling og -analyse og giver indblik i både kvalitative og kvantitative forskningsmetoder. Bogens forfattere præsenterer desuden en lang række eksempler på aktuelle forskningsresultater, der dækker alt fra praktikanters dagligdag på redaktioner over politikernes tone i valgkampe til effekterne af, hvordan kontanthjælpshjælpsmodtagere omtales i medierne. Bogen er redigeret af David Nicolas Hopmann og Morten Skovsgaard, begge fra Syddansk Universitet.

In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politicians, the stage was set for a backlash against Muslims in Denmark. But no such backlash occurred. Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy shows how the majority of ordinary Danish citizens provided a solid wall of support for the rights of their country's growing Muslim minority, drawing a sharp distinction between Muslim immigrants and Islamic fundamentalists and supporting the civil rights of Muslim immigrants as fully as those of fellow Danes--for example, Christian fundamentalists. Building on randomized experiments conducted as part of large, nationally representative opinion surveys, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy also demonstrates how the moral covenant underpinning the welfare state simultaneously promotes equal treatment for some Muslim immigrants and opens the door to discrimination against others. Revealing the strength of Denmark's commitment to democratic values, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy underlines the challenges of inclusion but offers hope to those seeking to reconcile the secular values of liberal democracy and the religious faith of Muslim immigrants in Europe.